Sliding door cabinet



Allg 1 1933- J. E. GLOEKLER 1,920,855

SLIDING DOOR CABINET Filed May 20, 1932 INVENTOR. a l/ml ZM/ @www raiemee Aug'. 1, "193s narran stares narrar arriba y sLmiNG noonoArNnr mim Edward alterni-,rinsew-gh, Pa.' l Application May 20, 1932.. Serial No. 612,449A

claims. (c1. S12- 189) j 4 k1 Fig. 1 is a viewiln iront elevation of'acabinet provided with a pair of frontl sliding doors ein'- Fig. 2 is `.an enlarged partial vertical A"sectionv through the `front portion thereof on the line -lI--II Lof Fig; Vl; f' f 'l v Fig. 3 is a perspective detail View from the rear partially broken awayfshowing sectional portions of the front and rear door members in overlappingfrelation with their cooperating parts. inthe drawing, A represents a complete cabinetjcupboard or other containenin the present Vinstance "having a covering-service top 2, supported above the ordinary floor level by the usual legslor standards, one at each corner. The envtire structure is'preferably made of sheet orv plate Y metal for strength, sanitation, and increased in terior capacity, although portionsor all ofvit may obviously be madeiof wood or other suitable material.

. yThe cabinet is provided with a'bottom'floor Li vextending `outwardly vto the front edge andfbent downwardly as at 5 forming the lower longitudi' nal panel. The corner portions are also pref- Y erably of sheet or plate metal, flush with panel 5 connected therewith and with "other portions of the framing construction in any suitable manner, asyby'welding y or 'rivetingy The top 2 is preferably rounded, downwardly, 'providing the outwardly extending ornamental coping #7j backwardly of which is the topfpanel 8 in irontof an inner reinforcing wall 9.v Fixedly connected with one or more` of such upper front wall members is the supporting bracket 10 connected by ase'ries of. screws or bolts 11, which also engage the innerv portionof the coping '7.

Bracket 10 extends rearwardlyand kdownwardly and is provided withv an outwardly extending flangeY 12 terminating inside of plate 9 with an intervening clearance opening 13 for the door hangers. e

The pairy of doors, which are of sheet` or plate metal, comprise the outer door 14 and vtheinner door 15 of substantial thickness,'made of` acontinuous blank having centralornamental panel-- ing and box-shaped upper edges 16 and similar lower edges 1'7,fsuch construction beingcontinu- 60 ous around the opposite .ends of each door, Flange 12 lconstitutes a continuous superimposed trackwayfor supporting wheels`1v8-18 of the front door lflaandglSd-laof the reark door 15. vWhen both doors are closed as in Fig. 1, thev inner wheel 18 of front ydoor vlll longitudinally endwise thereof, is located beyond` `the inner supporting wheel 18aof rear ,doorfl so as to allow for movement` of either door from 4its outer eX- tended closed position, inwardly toward and alongside the other door. ;l ,L

The wheels 18 and ,18d being in alinement,` arek supported in such a manner on each door as to prevent interference and with ample supporting strength. Thus wheel 18 of outer door 14 is` pivotallymounted by pin 19 outwardly from a bracket 20 which extends downwardly and is ,coneY nected by a right angled flange 2l to the top of door 14. Roller or wheel'lSa o inner door 1,5 is

supported'in the same manner, a vertical plate `22 extending downwardly and-bent at right angles to provide the horizontal connectionr 23 and then extended longitudinally byarm` 24 and secured to a supporting bracket 25 of channell form, riveted orotherwise secured to the inner upper edge of rear door 15. Y

By thus arranging the adjacent supporting wheels 18 and 18a, .the bracket of the latteris elevated sufficiently above .the upper edge of companion door ill to prevent any interference andv with `proper working clearance. Bracket 22-232Li is made of yan .angleV sheet or plate metal blank, andwhen thus iixedly secured by 'its continuously plane base 231-32llfto the elevating bracket 25 provides arigid rolling support,V for 95y the .inner end of the rear door. The opposite companionrollers` 18 and 18a.` at the outer ends oi the pair of doors arecarried by similar brack bottoms of both doors are in slidable restraining relation by means of thergrooved bracket 27 1 10 freelyumovable longitudinally in `for opening or closing.

secured to theY lower edge and extending inwardly of outer doorl 14 underneath inner door 15. I

Roller 26 is pivotally mounted by stud 28 upwardly above flange 29 of an angle strip 30' secured to the inner face of door` 15 as in Fig. 2. For the purpose of providinga retaining runway for wheel26, two such wheels being preferably provided for the inner door, I provide the longitudinal trackway 31 which may be the ange of an angle yor channel strip 32. The latter is secured along underneath the front lower edge of a shelf member 33, as by angle 34. Shelf 33 kvided with an upper single trackway, a pair of extends outwardly to within a short distance of the inner face of the inner door and'is 0f the usual construction and a standard element of the' type of cabinets involved.

Bracket 27 consists of an angle `plate secured by riveting at 35 or otherwise to the bottom'edge of outer door 14 having an'inner terminal retaining flange 36 and anouter-supplemental iian`ge'37` providing between them a freely 'sliding 'retaining guideway for the lower edge of the inner door 15."V As thus constructed the innerr door is continuously restrained against outward movement by engagement of rollers 26` in their trackway, while the sliding engagement between the bottoms ofthe :two doors ensures against routward movement' of the outer door, bothdoors being either' Adirection yIt will be observed that bracket 27,1being located rslightlyabovethe surface of bottom 4 and without contact therewith, nevertheless-makes a l' substantially tight closure and without the neces- This is 'a feature of advantage in adapting the invention to-use with 'garage doors and the like. 'The construction and operation ofv the inventionwill be readily understood and appreciated by all *those familiarwith the general class of `sliding door cabinets, and. it provides a simple,

strong, convenient and continuously serviceable construction at low cost. l

- Having described my invention, what I claimis: 1; In a cabinet having a iront opening and provided with an upper single trackway, a pair of overlapping front doors provided with rollers carried by thegtrackway, means slidably Aconnecting u the ibottoms of the doors, and additional means confining thelinner door to longitudinal movement.

2; Ina cabinet having a front opening and provided With `an upper single trackway, a'pair of overlapping innen and 'outer'front doors provided with rollers'carriedfby thetrackway, means slidably connectingfthe bottoms-of the doors, a trackway behind v'the middle-portion of theinner door, 'and a `co-operating element on the linner door engagingsaid-trackway.

3. In a cabinethaving a front opening and providedwith an'uppersingle trackway, a pair of overlapping' innerand outer front doors provided with rollers carried by the trackway, means slidably connecting the bottoms of the doors, a trackway behind the middle portion of the inner door, and aco-operating roller on the inner Vdoor engaging said trackway. Y

4. In a cabinet having a front opening and provided with an upper single trackway, a pair of overlapping front doors provided with rollers carried by the trackway, a bracket on the bottom of one door having retaining flanges slidablyr engaging the bottom or" the other door, and additional means conning the inner door to longitudinal movement.

5. In a cabinet having a front opening and prooverlappinginner and outer iront doors provided with rollers Vcarried .by the trackway, a bracket on the bottom of the outer door having retaining langesslidably engaging the bottom of the inner door, jan inner trackway intermediate the height of the inner door and a roller on the inner door engaging said trackway. f

6. Incombinationiwith av cabinet having an upper wall above a front opening, an inner trackway supported on the upper wall, 'a pair of overlappingV doorseach havingsuppcrting brackets provided with rollers engaging the tramway, the roller of onedoor at its overlapping end being located inwardlyv beyond the roller of the other to prevent interference inmoving eitherdoor towards the other. A

7. In combination with a cabinet having an upper wall above a iront opening, an inner trackway-supported `on theupper wall, a pairof overlapping do'ors each having supporting rollers engaging the trackway, a supporting bracket for eachl roller secured to the top oieach door, the roller bracket of roneidoor extending upwardly acres'sthe'otherA door .to prevent interference.`

8. In combination with an upper supporting trackway, a pair of overlapping doors having upper edges on a substantially common plane, an L shaped bracket secured to the top of one door having a roller Lengaging the trackway and an L shaped bracket-'secured to the top oiY thev other door extending across above the top of the rst named door vfor clearance and provided with a roller in alinement with its roller.

9.`In combination Vwith an upper supporting trackway, a pair Vci overlapping doors having upper edges kon a substantially common plane, an L shaped bracket secured tothe top of one door having ai roller engaging the trackway, an L shaped bracket secured to the top of the other Y door extending across above the ltop of the rst a directly.A connected bracket provided withv a roller engaging the trackway, and the other door having a bracket 4extending across the top of the iirst named door for clearance and provided with a l.roller in alinement with its roller.

JOHN EDWARD .GLOEKLER 

